POPPING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does popping mean? 

• POPPING (noun)
  The noun POPPING has 1 sense:

1. a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork

  Familiarity information: POPPING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POPPING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

pop; popping

Hypernyms ("popping" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

Derivation:

pop (fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise)

pop (make a sharp explosive noise)

 Context examples 

Opportunities will keep popping up for you to write, and they represent a chance to make quite a bit of money.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

This cap was a beacon to the inquiring eyes of her family, who during these periods kept their distance, merely popping in their heads semi-occasionally to ask, with interest, "Does genius burn, Jo?"

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

When the doctors examined him they heard popping and crackling sounds (crepitus), which extended from his neck all the way down to his ribcage — a sure sign that air bubbles had found their way into the deep tissue and muscles of the chest, which was subsequently confirmed by a computed tomography scan.

(Blocking A Sneeze, Man Ruptures Throat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

It won't be dull with me popping in every day to tell you how Beth is, and take you out gallivanting.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

The young man explained that he had developed a popping sensation in his neck which immediately swelled up after he tried to contain a forceful sneeze by pinching his nose and keeping his mouth clamped shut at the same time.

(Blocking A Sneeze, Man Ruptures Throat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

As she came up the street, on her return, she saw three, yes, four heads popping in and out of the parlor windows, and the moment they saw her, several hands were waved, and several joyful voices screamed...

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

As he sat propped up in a big chair by Beth's sofa, with the other three close by, and Hannah popping in her head now and then 'to peek at the dear man', nothing seemed needed to complete their happiness.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)